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eBay Civil War LetterGeorge Henry Hildt, 30th OVI (photo courtesy of Vicki Hildt Marjerrison - by permission of Spared & Shared.)This Civil War soldier letter was written by George Henry Hildt (1835-1914), the son of John Hildt (1807-1885) and Maria Elizabeth Gloninger (1812-1892) of Dover, Tuscarawas county, Ohio. George briefly homesteaded in Kansas in 1857 (see diary extract) and worked in St. Louis, but returned to Ohio in 1859.He served in the 3-month 16th Ohio Infantry, enlisting as Private in Co. F and being promoted 2nd Lieutenant on 6 June. He mustered out with the company on 18 Augus... |
